running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
house where one was born; one's parents' house
stewardess; (female) flight attendant
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
changing clothes; change of clothes
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
moment by moment; hour by hour
decision; settlement; definition
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
king; monarch; ruler; champion
personality; style; appearance
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to run down (stairs, etc.)
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
roller coaster; big dipper
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to be exhausted; to be worn out
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
less than ...; smaller ...
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(fish) biting at every cast
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten